Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-02
COLLEGE CANDIDATES.
Large Freshman classes for.,s

Large Freshman Glasses fOr''sS
Entrance and trial examinations for Har-
/ ward university and Yale college were held
yesterday at Association hall, New York
city. The Harvard examinations were con-
Quoted by Professor Bartlett, about forty-five
applicants being on hand besides five young
ladies for the ''annex" examinations.
The Yale examinations were conducted by
Professors A. w. Wheeler and G. S. Has
tings. There we're thirty-eight applicants.
The total number of candidates under ex-
animation in New Haven for the freshman
classes in the academic and scientific depart
ments of Yale, including preliminaries, is
314 against 282 last year. Including the ex-
aminations at other places the number is
about 514 against 476 last year. The num-
bers last year were greater than in any pre-
vious year. The number applying for the
present freshman class in the academic de-
partment is 900 against 191 last year.
Personal.
Officer Pickering succeeds Officer Nichols
as night officer at the depot.
F. R. Bliss and family will occupy cot
tage on the shore during this month.
Ripon college has conferred the degree of
LII. D. upon Rev. Burdett Hart, of Fair
Haven.
Miss Anna Kent, who has been ill for some
time, was more comfortable yesterday Miss
Kent is a sister of Mrs William M. Geary.
The family OF John Heath, of Ohio, is vis-
ting Thomas Heath, clerk at the New Hay-
en- House, at his home on Davenport avenue.
The Rev. Sylvester Clarke has resigned the
pastorate of Trinity church at Bridgeport
and will be succeeded by the Rev. Louis
Booth.
Mr.. A. H. Kellam has been elected secre-
tary of the Derby road, to fill the position
recently occupied by the late Francis E. Har-
rison.
Edward g. Williams, S. s. S. 's7, has been
appointed to position on the civil engineer
ing force of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad. ----.
Charles E. Carr, Yale '94, formerly of this
city, now principal of one of the public
schools at Portland, Oregon, is visiting his
mother and sisters in this city.
Charles E. Ball, proprietor of the wood
yard at 437 East street, was overcome with
the heat yesterday morning while out deliv-
ering wood. He was taken to his home. 276
Hamilton street, in the police ambulance.
Mr.. Joseph A. Skinner and Miss Martha
c., daughter of the Rev. DIR. A. G. Hubbard
of Danbury, were married in the Baptist
church in that place on Wednesday by
the Rev. DIR. Hubbard The bride graduat-
ed recently at Vassar with honors.
Miss Virginia Todd. Miss Ethel Todd and
Miss Hayes, of this city, were bridesmaids at
the wedding of Miss Edith Reilly and John
StocktonsHough in New York Thursday
evening. The ceremony was performed in
St. James church, Madison avenue, in the
presence of many invited guests.
Professor G. A. Holbrook, principal, has
closed his connection with Lewis High school
in southington Mr. Holbrook entered Yale
sixteen years ago and for fourteen years has
been tutor or teacher He went to South
ington three years ago from WiIlimantic.
where he taught three years. He will after
a rest begin business with firm of stock
brokers and will have an office in some city
in this city. 2.